| lineup | pre-show event | |
| 8static 0E February 6th, 2010 7:00pm |
music: Starscream (NYC) Graffiti Monsters (NYC) Void Vision (PHL) visuals: | Silk screening workshop by Starscream |
| 8static 0D January 9th, 2010 7:00pm |
music: Baron Knoxburry (MI) Cheap Dinosaurs (PHL) SKGB (PHL) visuals: | Half Hour Compo led by Barron Knoxburry - more info TBA |
| 8static 0C November 14th, 2009 7:00pm |
music: Trash80 (SAN) Glomag (NYC) Animal Style (PHL) visuals: |
Open Emu workshop by Dan Winckler |
| 8static 0B October 10th, 2009 7:00pm |
music: Bud Melvin (NM) Bit Shifter (NYC) autoscroll (PHL) nonfinite (WI) visuals: |
Game Boy modding workshop by nonfinite
This is our anniversary show, so its time for an all night after party @ Pi Lam featuring Anamanaguchi, minusbaby DJ Billy W. from Robotique, with visuals by Enso! Best of all, its all ages and FREE for 8static attendees! |
| 8static 0A September 19th, 2009 7:00pm |
music: Lissajou (JAX) Disasterpeace (BOS) noteNdo (NYC) visuals: |
Ready>Run opening reception from 5-8pm at Klein Art Gallery, 3600 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ready>Run is an exhibition focusing on the “chiptunes” or chip music scene. Chiptunes are music and accompanying visual imagery created from sound formats and graphics capabilities of early computers or video game consoles, most commonly Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo NES, and Commodore 64. The Ready>Run exhibition will showcase the complex array of visual art and music that this subculture is currently producing. Ready>Run will feature artists and musicians on both a local and international level. |
| 8static 09 August 22nd, 2009 8:00pm |
music: Covox (SE) Nullsleep (NYC) OxygenStar (CT) Ro-Bear (PHL) visuals: |
Pro Audio Workshop “Know Your Sound: Making friends with your Mixer” Now that you’re finished writing your E.P. (Bit Shifter is going to love it!), it’s time to play some shows and record that lovely music for all the world to hear. But getting the best quality sound out of your Gameboy/Commodore 64/Circuit-Bent Pikachu depends on a lot of factors, and figuring out how all those glorious lo-fi sounds fit together in a mix can be a tricky task. Fear not, audio engineer Gabe Liberti of 2 Player Productions will be your guide as you explore the hidden depths of your esoteric audio equipment. By understanding proper gain staging and seeing the joys of retaining dynamics in your mixes, you will suddenly find yourself in a place free of unwanted harmonic distortion and wimpy sounding WAV kick tracks. |
| 8static 08 July 18th, 2009 8:00pm |
music: Starpause (SF) Animal Style (PHL) ARY (NYC) visuals: |
PIGGY TRACKER, compose or dj with a joystick: In this workshop you will learn how Starpause (Jordan Gray) makes music and DJs with his Sony PSP running PIGGY TRACKER. Along the way will be some insights to cracker/demo/compo culture. Finally, there will be a hands on workshop where you learn how to install and configure PIGGY TRACKER on your device of choice. IN/OSX/NIX laptops are all fair game (especially if you have a USB joypad) as well as cracked PSP or the linux GP2X handheld. Or if you prefer to just sit back and sw0p some 5iles that’s cool too! Ambitious buggers can get a head start with the tutorial videos at http://littlegptracker.com/docs.php |
| 8static 07 June 6th, 2009 8:00pm |
music: Tonylight (IT) A_Rival (LA) Cheap Dinosaurs (PHL) Chromix (NYC) visuals: |
Workshop on “glitchNES” by NO CARRIER (starting at 7:00pm). |
| 8static 06 May 9th, 2009 8:00pm |
music: Alex Mauer Void Vision Go Motion visuals: |
Free screening of “Reformat the Planet 1.5″ by 2 player productions.
“Reformat the Planet 1.5″ explores the last two years of chipmusic in New York, exposing fans of the original Reformat the Planet documentary to the intensity that was Blip Festival 2007 and 2008. This new documentary piece shines a spotlight on the ever-crowding Pulsewaves, the growth of the chip music scene in Philadelphia, and the arrival of the next generation of chip musicians to the 8bit scene. |
| 8static 05 April 11th, 2009 8:00pm |
music: Minusbaby Balún autoscroll visuals: |
“Electronic Purism - Back to the Basics - 8 bit is Decadent: 1 bit Music in Early Computers”, Dr. Rolf Lakaemper, an early computer game pioneer, currently computer science professor at Temple University, will demonstrate how music and different sounds can be created by ‘organized crackle’ - just switching on and off a speaker in a defined manner using a single bit of a computer. Come and check if a single bit can please your ears. Workshop starts at 7:00pm. |
| 8static 04 March 21st, 2009 8:00pm |
music: gwEm Bubblyfish Goferboy Natty |
“8bit sound design in maxYMiser”, covering the YM2149 soundchip and sound design using maxYMiser on the Atari ST, by Dr. Gareth Morris (gwEm), starting at 7:00pm |
| 8static 03 February 7th, 2009 8:00pm |
music: Nullsleep Cheap Dinosaurs Starscream Peter Swimm visuals: |
“Intro to NES music”, covering MML and Famitracker by NO CARRIER, starts at 7:00pm |
| 8static 02 January 10th, 2009 7:30pm |
music: 8GB Anamanaguchi Animalstyle Rhinostrich visuals: |
“Intro to Game Boy music”, covering Nanoloop and LSDJ by Animalstyle, starts at 6:30pm |
| 8static 01 October 18th, 2008 7:30pm |
music: Graffiti Monsters Cheap Dinosaurs Animalstyle glomag BitShifter visuals: |
Free screening of “Reformat the Planet” with Paul Levering, starts at 6:00pm |
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